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, 1887-04-07
Tho courtship OF ouaii..

1once had the pleasure of witnessing
the counting and pairing off of a flock of
quail. Twas sitting so / could look down
on n flat rock that stood up higher than
the tops of a thicket of brush and weeds
surrounding it near q small brook. /
first heard the chatter of quails in the
brush. After holding quite an animated
confab one hen quail flew up on the rock
and was followed by five or six males
Miss Quail strutted around a few times,
apparently not noticing her admirers, as
suming coquettish attitudes, and putting
on more style and affectation han a hui
man dudess of the present day. She
finally took a conspicuous position and
appeared to devote her entire attention to
herself. Hen admirers, in the meantime,
stood around and looked at each other
with defiant eye and mien. They then
began to strut around, spread and trail
their wings, try graceful walks and
poises, each striving to Guido the others.
The more they tried to make a favorable
impression before Miss Quail the more ex-
cited they became, until they went to
fighting.
They fought hard and %furiously, until
at last one of them, by a fortunate pass,
knocked his antagonist off the rock. He
did not stop, but pitched into the first one
he came to, and then kept knocking n
off at a time until there was but one left.
The victor took n comprehensive look
over the field of battle, struck up a rat
Ting chatter and walked up to Miss Quail,
strutted around a few times with self i'm
portance enough for a United States sena-
tor, keeping up a rafting string of-of-
well, blarney, 1 suppose. Finally they
rubbed heads and bills together, walked
to the north side of the rock, rose stimuli
taneously and flew away, lighting to-
gether, ready for housekeeping. Another
hen then anne upon the rock with three
or four males and went through the same
form of counting, and to the victor-the
reward of a wife. So it went on until
all the hens were mated and gone.-San
Dia0o Gt1u
, 1887-04-07
A Curious Presentiment.

Mrs. Annie Dean Chopper, half sister OF
the once famous Julia Dean, died re-
Gently in Denver. Two weeks before her
death she had a dream in which she saw
her approaching end, saw her body laid
in the coffin, and the scene impressed
itself so wildly upon her mind that she
observed the dress in which she was
clothed, the manner in which her hair
was arranged, and even the ornaments
in her collar, All efforts on the part of
her friends to laugh away this unpleasant
memory were unavailing. She believed
that her hour was approaching, and at
the time she especially charged her
friends that when she died she wanted
to be clothed just as she appeared to her
self in the coffin. Her request was COM
piled with, and the corpse was dressed
for burial and every detail arranged as
she had particularly requested, ever to
the position of the head.-Chicago Til.
bune.
, 1887-04-07

Even in this business like age, every
thing is done by system, and not even the
smallest inquiry by mail is supposed to
remain unanswered, there is now and
then found q business man who does not
fulfill the duties of u correspondent. Such
a one was the head of q large agency in
one of our seaboard cities, who had, in
front of his desk, q long row of pigeon
holes, all of them marked unanswered
letters" and all stuffed full.
''Why don't you answer those letters?"
a visitor asked of him one day.
"What would be the use?' he an
swered. "Why, they would only go and
write to me again!'
Another man, q lawyer, was found by
a caller n day sitting in front of an open
gate, with his elbows on his knees and his
chin on his hands, watching a great heap
of letters burning iercely in the CRATE.
"Why, l thought your man said you
were very busy" said the caller.
Il am, said the lawyer.
"What are you busy about?"
Answering my correspondencel' said
the lawyer, as he pointed 10 the letters
burning in the CRATE.
1t is worthy of note that the agent who
feared that his correspondents would
write to him again if he answered their
letters lost his place, while the lawyer
had means of earning an income other
than those attending to the business de-
tails of his profession. There is no safer
rule that q business man can follow than
this: See that all your letters are
promptly and politely answered by some
body in your employ if you cannot do it
yourself. youths Companion.
, 1887-04-07

1t is a sad thing to say, but the great
American bison is practically gone for
ever. The Pacific railroad, the Sharps
rifle and mans Unsuitable destructiveness
have done their work, and the noblest
ruminant of them all has gone down be-
fore them. The leaden hail of the breech-
loader has swept the millions of buffaloes
from the face of the earth before a single
strong hand has been raised to stop the
merciless slaughter. To look back upon
the buffaloes as they We're a few years
ago only adds TO regret for theiI
fate; but it may serve to point n moral
very strongly in the direction of our few
remaining elk, deer, antelope and noun
tain sheep.-William T. Hornaday in
New York Sun.
, 1887-04-07

Figures printed in the Methodist Year
Book show that on Jan. 1, 1887, Method
ism throughout the world numbered 3d.
900 travelling preachers, and G.320, 900
members. In the United States there are
81, 900 travelling preachers, and 1000, 900
members, and a population of over TO-
600, 900, or more than one-fourth of the
population of the entire country-56, 000,-
900. The Methodist Episcopal church
alone numbers in the United States H.
800 travelling preachers, and 1000, 900
members. having 90, 900 churches, worth
81, 900, 900; 1900 p~arsonages, worth
FL 600, 900; IA college and other school
properties, worth, including endowments,
S15, 600. 900; making u total of $103, 000,-
900. New York Sun.
, 1887-04-07

A well known Bohemian newspaper
man yesterday recalled the celebrated
W~ashington's birthday a few years ago
when in the early morning the statue Of
the father of his country in front of In
dependence hall was discovered decor
ated with q cooked hat made of a news
paper. The hat was adorned with a
magnificent paper feather, and the i'm
mortal George wore it jauntily on the
side of the head, cooked over n eye.
THAT was done by myself and another
reporter" said the newspaper nan re-
ferred to, ''and the conception was born
of c~onviviality. We had been out on a
little lark the previous night, and in the
wee sma' hours of the morning we con-
ceived the idea of dressing up the statue
in honor of the natal day of the great
man whose memory it is supposed to
perpetuate. 1t was hard work climbing
up to adjust the hat, but 1 had my re-
ward in the sensation it caused
Philadelphia Call.
, 1887-04-07

Commodore Douglass, of the Oceanic
company, who went off in the tug Relief
to meet the Zealandia and get the Aus
tralian mails for London, reports that the
reason for the steamer not coming over
the bar was that the much advertised
Australian rabbits on board had taken
possession of the steamer. Some of the
rabbits jumped overheard, and the cap
tain, desiring to save his cargo, ordered a
boat lowered; but when this was done
the rabbits that jumped overheard had SO
increased in quantity while they were do
ing so that they threatened to swamp the
boat. Capt. Van Otterendorp then lowered
two other boats to save his officers in the
first one, and while looking for them he
was delayed so much that it was impos-
sible to get over the bar. The rabbits are
still in possession of the Zealandia.-San
Francisco Call.
, 1887-04-07

A REpoRT is current in political circles
to the effect that Whaelaw Reid has
written a letter to Murat Halstead assert.
ing that the time has come for Blaine to
let go his grip on the Republican party
and for all hands to turn in and nominate
John Sherman. II this be true, Blaine
may take an entirely different view of the
subject. So far as the welfare of the
country is concerned. the Republicans
couldn't do better than to give the Maine
man a ''vindication'' in the shape of the
presidential nomination.
, 1887-04-07
In SPITE Of carping abroad and croak.

In SPITE Of carping abroad and croak-
ing at home. the future of Cheyenne as
a flourishing center of trade is fully as
sured. Natural advantages Of situation.
together with the facilities afforded by
another railroad, place the matter beyond
all doubt. The element of steady growth
will be quickened into activity, and the
prosperity which might have been de-
layed for years will at once be realized.
Rumors of railroad extension have been
rife for many days past. They have
now assumed tangible shape and it is GER
tain that this city will soon become an i'm
portant point in the Burlington & Mis-
souri, system. And not Cheyenne alone
but the whole territory will be benefited
by the railway enterprises already in
construction and others sure to follow in
their wake.
, 1887-04-07

Fusion of Republicans and Democrats
against socialism has been the notable
feature Of the recent elections. In Mil
waukee it was regularly organized, while
in Chicago it was practically effected by
the hearty support extended by Demo-
Gratis to the Republican candidate. The
Prohibitionists alone have failed to prefer
the common safety to the success of their
own peculiar views-but when was fanat-
icism OF any kind ever known to follow the
dictates of common sen Sc?
, 1887-04-07
A BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY.

Lo, they who struggle shipwrecked in sae seas;
ears
Their thunders roar; whose straining limbs, that
strive
Strongly against their fate, are drenched with
foam,
Through breaches of the rollers seem TO hear,
Far inland where the sunlit plains extend,
The fittings of the shepherds and the cries
of harvest jewellers, n gracious strain;
Some rare stop briefly touched along the pipe
OF ocean song for now again the storm
Darkens and deafens them. No more they toll.
The cords and sails are shaken by the wind
Unheeded over them; the tall masts strain
The vessels laboring sides, but wind or rain
Or wave shall do them no more violence
Who lie at rest forever. Now the singer
Finds joy of song unmarried, now love remains
Forever true. md youth forever young.
Edward Mcintyre.
, 1887-04-07

Down in Corea in the spring time men
go to the fields and pull up grains of the
fall sown barley. If these grains have
only one root, the crop will be small; if
there are two roots, THO season will be IA
vorable. The months in which there is
to be the most rain are told by inserting
twelve beans in n piece of broom corn
and bmying the whole in n small guam
tity of ashes for the dew or rain to mois-
ten. The leans most swollen represent
the months in which there will be the
heaviest rainfall.-Chicago Times.
, 1887-04-07

IT Is a fact which is daily gaining a
wider acceptation that the president is
sincerely endeavoring to give the country
an honest, conservative and at tho same
time a democratic administration. 1t is
moi in his power to wholly to avoid mis-
takes, but he has made as few serious
ones as any Of his predecessors, while
called to encounter difficulties which few
of them have been forced to meet.
, 1887-04-07

A Buffalo philosopher says that he can
invariably tell u newly married man
when travelling by watching him give his
wife a drink Of water on the train. If,
after she takes her little sip, he swallows
what remains in the glass with great
relish, then he's n recent captive. If ha
has been married long, he will pour out
the water and get q fresh supply for hir-
self.=Ncw York Sun.
, 1887-04-07

SWITZERLAND which has for centuries
past afforded refuge for all manner of po-
litical offenders has concluded to draw the
line against socialists. who disturb the
peace Of the country which protects them.
, 1887-04-07

For two years there has been no diplo-
matte intercourse between the United
States and the Austrian empire and ev-
erything has gone On just as well. When
such positions happen to remain vacant
awhile, the people have an opportunity to
discover how utterly useless they really
are, except for rewarding party services
with pleasant sinecures.
, 1887-04-07

l have used Chamberlain's cough
Remedy, IN fact will now use no other
kind. II promptly relieves coughs and is
unequalled for the throat and lungs.
Robert A. Neff, comedian with Peck's
Bad Boy company, Denver, Colo. March
l, 1887. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
is sold by w. N. Hunt, druggist.
, 1887-04-07

DAILY LEADER. all transient advertisements
10 cents per line each insertion, 6 consecutive
Insertions = cents per line ; one month b cents
Jer line.
Minor mention notices, among local reading
matter, 10 cents per line each Insertion.
Xxi LEADER. all transient advertise
ments Is cents per line first insertion one
month. % cents per line SIX months 10 cents
DER line one year 5 cents per line. Marriage
and birth notices sl.0O each. No advertisement
inserted for less than Is cents.
H., GLAPCKE, Publisher.
, 1887-04-07

WOMAN suffrage was tried for the first
time in Kansas on Tuesday, the right to
vote in municipal elections having been
granted by a recent law. The experiment
is not a fair one, as only local issues are
presented in such elections.
, 1887-04-07

The commerce between the states,
which the constitution authorizes. congres
to regulate, consisted in 1889 wholly of
coastwise and river traffic. The only
canals in America were on Spanish soil
and there was not a railroad anywhere on
the face of the earth. The s~trictest con.
s%tructionist will consider this fact before
the present experiment ends.
, 1887-04-07

TWENTY FIVE years ago to-day the tide
of battle turned at Shiloh. Fierce fight
ing and desperate struggles enough there
we're afterwards, but never again-in the
West, at least-so equal at once and so
doubtful a contest.
, 1887-04-07

THE issue between the land officers and
the Sun has been shifted to a question
between them and Sturth as to whether
he swore in his first proof to continuous
residence on the land. The proof, which
is in Washington, has been sent for and
when it comes the record ,oiH tell.
, 1887-04-07

A wRITER in the Omaha Bee speaks of
a cruel and unnatural mother as deaf to
that ~motherly instinct which stamps her
with everlasting infamy."
, 1887-04-07

Latin names of some Roman Catholic
diocese sound very queer. Santa Fc is
s. fid1; Little Rock is Pe~triculanus;
Springfield ~ Campi Fonts; Wheeling is
Nelin-onsis. Giccn Bay is Sinu, Niridis;
and t,a.ni palida Is Fluminiu Rapid.
Nov al l-.hune.
, 1887-04-07
Boils, pimples, hives, ringworm, letter
and all other manifestations of impure
blood are cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla.


Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums, al
Lays the pain. cures wind colo. and is the
best remedy for diarrh@a- Twenty-Five
cents a bottle.
, 1887-04-07
NON'N

NON,N triHe with any Throat or
49, Lung Disease. II you have
a Cough or Cold, or the children are
threatened with Group or Whooping Cough.
use Acker's English Remedy and preven'
further trouble. 1t is n positive cure,
and we guarantee 1t. Price 10 and 50c
Pearse & McGill, Druggists.
, 1887-04-07
Dr.. Wagae'&ca
aPECIAL1sTs

We offer no apology for deyotlng so much time
diseases believing thaSho condition Of humanity
Is too wretched to merit the sympathy and best
services OF the profession to which we belong
as many are Innocent sufferers, and that
the physician who devotes himself
TO relieving the afflicted and saving
them from worse than death, Is no less a
philanthr0phist and a benefactor to his race
tina the surgeon or physician who by close APP
plication exc cells In any other branch of his pro-
iession And. fortunately for humanity. the day
Is dawning when the false pnIianthrophy thai
condemned the victims Of folly or crime, like
the lepers under the Jewish law. to die uncared
for, has passed away.
, 1887-04-07

THAT long and short haul section of the
interstate bill seems to be caus-
ing more trouble han any other feature
of the law.
, 1887-04-07
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

Daily, delivered by carrier, Csc per week,
81 per month.
Daily, bv mail, 81 per month. $500 for six
months, $40 per year, .i advance.
Weekly s2U per annum, sl.O for six months,
payable In advance.
, 1887-04-07

HOPES are entertained at st. John,
N. F., bat the steamer Eagle, reported
lost. may be safe after all.
, 1887-04-07

THE red rag of the has gone
to meet the bloody shirt.
, 1887-04-07

Letter heads, bill heads and note heads
at the Leader Office.
, 1887-04-07
YOUNG MEN

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of this the greatest boon ever laid
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K will guarantee to forfeit Ave hundred dol
lars for every case OF seminal weakness or pri-
vate disease of any kind or character which he
undertakes and falls to cure.
, 1887-04-07

Stiffness in the limbs is sure to vanish
BY the use of St. Jacobs oil, the conqueror
Of pain.
, 1887-04-07
~MIDDLE-AGED NE N.


There are many men of the age OF 80 to 60 who
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the bladder, often accompanied by a slight
smarting or burning sensation and = weakening
OF the system In a manner the patient cannct
account for. On examining the urinary deposits
a ropy sediment will often be found, and some.
times small particles OF albunien will appear, or
tle color will be OF akin or milkish hue, again
changing to a dark and turbid appearance.
There are many men who die OF this difficulty
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See the Doctors additional advertisement In
the Denver Daily News and Tribune-Republi-
can.
All communications should be addressed
DR.. G. & co.
i4iI Larime street Address. Box 27S3. Denver.
colorado.
Cut this out and take along.
, 1887-04-07

Successor to H. S. Oliver, FIRE INSURANCE
None but "timo-tried and fre-testcd' companis.
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
, 1887-04-07

In all its branches by w. ELLIOTT, on Eighteenth
street, one door west OF the old stand. Singlefoot
All kind of wagon work done first class.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
'tGHr RrpoRr--por-

new ORLEANS CoTruS rurUVGs.
Futures oucncd steady. closing quiet bat
iendy. Oclob r points higher, Other mouths
tD points lower
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u.ingit regularly. The indigestion
has eft him and he Is now enjoying
better health than he has known for
years. Mrs. Stephen Menard, Macon
Ga.
The trade mark (Z) in red in front
of wrapper is your protection
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PRODUCE AND 1--we STOCK
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.

Oh ICAGO FKUDUVF MAKk. EFT.
CHICAGO, oct. p Tile wheat situation
seems to be getting more strength which is
giving a light impetus to prices. Values al
,ho opening this morning were Slightly i'm
proyel |. december wheat started Al '3 80 aud
closed at Z" -01}' ~. Corn ruled quiet most of
the session with trading moderate.
The following are the highest closing points
n leading futures
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y MKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
COTTON.
COTTON.
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y y hEfooL sroTs-NIGHr REPORT
,sr9oly Oct 4s.-Cotton spots closed
'sll Unchanged.
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ST. Louls Wool VA kEr.

" a.LAl1faaxsf2sH
{ +tGl ~; western. 3uoG3 N;nrsN.II,, ) III
/ Oh; lambs, 900 20
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Thos. Gogg4n " Bro, 1863 south
Fourth street, Waco. are not selling
pianos GA commission, they are aud
ALWAYS have been ash buyers and e.
c3lvc instruments direct from manu-
.cturers
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'FooL oorroN FUTURES.

bnn,, '-,ln bales; American, 1850
"P'fN' 1000 bales. American, 50, 3Ol
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-04-26
Reception to a Worthy Lady.

Saturday last was the fftieth anniversary
of the arrival at these Islands of Mrs. Mary
Dominis, mother of Lieutenant-General j..
o. Dominis, and the event was fittingly OBJ
servedby her numerous friends. Mrs. Dom
inis has continued to reside herewith the
exception of a visit to Boston, in December,
1871, returning to the Islands in March, 1913
since her first landing on the Islands. An
interesting letter, partly IN this connection,
from the pen of the Hon. S. n. Castle appears
in this issue. At s o'clock a. m. the venera-
BILE lady was serenaded by the Hawaiian
Band, which continued to discourse sweet
music on the premises throughout the day.
At half-past 3 O'Clock Mrs. Dominis held a
reception, which was continued until close
on to o'clock, and constant stream of
friends and visitors called to pay their re-
spects and tender their congratulations to
this much-respected lady, who received them
graciously and made them all welcome. A
large number of the leading citizens of Homo
lulu were present, among whom were noticed
Hon. A. S. Cleghorn and the Princess Kaiu-
lani, also the members OF the Diplomatic and
Consular corps. During the afternoon light
refreshments were served to all present.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-04-26
Criticism.

The following remarks of Judge Hartwell
upon the late decision of the Supreme Court
in the GAZETTE contempt case, has been
handed to US for publication. The Judge
wrote to friend here as follows:
81 regret exceedingly to see that the Su-
preme Court has thought it necessary to re-
gard the GAzETTE's paragraph upon some
mans hog case as a contempt of Court, either
on the fact or law. 1t is a bad thing for the
public and bad for the judges themselves,
that the press be ''muzzled,' and practically
it amounts to that, if such moderate state
ments as were made IN that case consti-
tute a contempt. Most men talk very pleas
antly before the faces of the judges, who hear
only fine things of themselves, and I fear
forget how they and everyone else used to
criticize the Court in private conversation.
Now, public criticism is inviolable. GER
tainly hope that the bar will not allow this
case to pass uncriticized. The day will come,
| fear, when it will be found an unfortunate
precedent. To read the opinion of the Court
made me feel very sad, as much so as when
learned the final opinion incthe bond case.
McCully argues logically, 1 think, on the
criminal law of Hawaii being statutory. 1t is
dangerous to search for and find constructive
crimes in that country. You may publish
every word [ have written on the subject if
you like; but 1 think if you do that my name
ought to be given as the writer.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-04-26

of these, Mr.. Spaulding, of Kauai, made a
suggestion, which has since been acted on,
and has been a great improvement The
juice in this pan is boiled in vacuum. In
order TO obtain vacuum, it was connected
bY a pipe with the first of the double effects,
which gave it about fifteen minutes, and
exhaust steam was necessary to raise the
temperature sufficient to make it boil up.
Mr.. SpauldinG suggested that, instead of CON
Meeting the pan with the first effect, as it then
was. that it be connected with the second,
when it would carry as much vacuum as the
second effect, twenty-six inches, and boil at
about 135 degrees heat. As the juice III the
CHARTERS is raised to about 40 degrees tenn
perature, it was found that as soon as the
Juice was. drawn into the skimming pan il
boiled without any additional heat, so that
the suggestion was at once success, and 1t
has worked admirably ever since. Being
boiled at a lower temperature, there is less
liability to inversion of the juice. Thus at
present the Juice is skinned without any
heat except what. it gets from the CHARTERS.
The axhaust'ste v all be directed to the
CHARTERS or otter aes of the mill where it
will prove most advantageous. This is de-
cidedly one of the greatest improvements in
sugar machinery of late years, and with the
presel achinery of q trst-class mill, it
practicanv solves the fuel problem.
The Lark Julia Foard, fourteen days from
San Francisco. came in on the 18th. and
brought Captain Matson and Mr.. Low as
passengers. She has general cargo of mer-
chandise a lot of hogs, and a fine horse for
Mr. Wilder.